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AI Jobs Paying $25+/hr or More

1,639 live roles advertised at $25+/hr or more, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $75/hr.

Live roles

1,639

1,461 role families

Median advertised

$75/hr

1,639 USD hourly

Remote

97%

of this set

Platforms

8

with live roles

Filtered view. The clean page is canonical and indexed; filtered URLs are noindex. Showing 1,098 of 1,639 roles, 99% remote.

Filtered roles

1,098 listings in 985 role families

Showing 181–210 of 985 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 14d ago

US Patent Attorney — Prosecution & Litigation

Remotehourly
Patent ProsecutionPatent Litigation+18 more

$110–125/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Federal Civil Litigation Attorney

Remotecontract
Federal Civil LitigationMotion Drafting+9 more

$150–250/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Indonesian Language Expert for AI Training and Evaluation

Remotecontract
English B2+Attention To Detail+3 more

$30–65/hr

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Turing

TuringVerified

Posted 15d ago

Personal Account Generalist Raters (Android Smartphone Users)

Remotecontract
AI EvaluationData Annotation+11 more

$25/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Inpatient Coder

Remotecontract
Icd 10 CmDrg+2 more

$50–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Music & Sound Annotation Expert

Remotecontract
Analytical ListeningMusic Theory Knowledge+3 more

$30–45/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Vietnamese Bilingual Expert for AI Training

Remotecontract
English (b2+)Attention To Detail+3 more

$30–65/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, U.S. Government

Remotefull-time
Agentic AI & LLM Systems EngineeringPython & Production Software Engineering+2 more

$40–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Civilian Intelligence Agency Expert – U.S. & Allied Government

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisProgram Management+8 more

$80–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Chinese Voice Coach (Mandarin)

Remotecontract
Attention To DetailActive Listening+1 more

$30–65/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

2D Graphic Design & Image Editing Expert (GIMP)

Remotecontract
GimpImage Editing+5 more

$21–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Defense Analyst

Remotecontract
Military Operations AnalysisDefense Research+3 more

$90–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Tax Practitioner, Federal Individual Income Tax (CPA/EA/Tax Attorney)

Remotecontract
Federal Individual Income Tax Law InterpretationInternal Revenue Code Analysis+9 more

$60–90/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 16d ago

Senior Personal Finance & Tax Expert - AI Training

Remotecontract
Personal FinanceFinancial Planning+28 more

$96/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Federal Staff Reporting Analyst

Remotecontract
Military WritingFederal Documentation Standards+6 more

$40–80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 16d ago

Algorithms and Theory Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

Remote
AlgorithmsGraph Algorithms+11 more

$50/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Military Operations & Reporting SME

Remotecontract
Military Operations ExpertiseDod Reporting Standards+8 more

$40–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 16d ago

Search Generalist

Remotehourly
Web SearchSearch Engine Evaluation+7 more

$30–40/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 16d ago

Legal Expert, AI Content Review

Remotecontract
Legal ResearchLegal Writing+13 more

$80–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Consumer Product Safety Attorney

Remotecontract
Product Safety LawRegulatory Compliance+14 more

$140–400/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 16d ago

Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert

Remotehourly
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+16 more

$90–140/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Audio Editing & Production Expert (Audacity)

Remotecontract
AudacityAudio Editing+4 more

$21–70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 16d ago

Software Engineering Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

Remote
Software Engineering ResearchTest Generation+13 more

$50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 17d ago

Database Systems Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

Remote
Database SystemsQuery Optimization+16 more

$50/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Intelligence Agency Officer

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisThreat Analysis+13 more

$80–170/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 17d ago

Ophthalmologist

Remotehourly
OphthalmologyAbo Board Certification+13 more

$175/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

AI Photo Rater

Remotecontract
Image EvaluationAttention To Visual Detail+2 more

$21–45/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Senior Industrial Trades and Maintenance Expert

Remotecontract
Millwright And Mechanical Installation Drawing InterpretationField Diagram And Inspection Sketch Interpretation+4 more

$20–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Senior Vehicle Damage and Condition Expert

Remotecontract
Auto Damage EstimatingVehicle Condition And Damage Inspection+1 more

$20–60/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 17d ago

Obstetrician-Gynecologist

RemotePart-Time
ObstetricsGynecology+15 more

$180/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$49268
  • $50–$99518
  • $100–$149239
  • $150+73

USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.

Top skills

  • english
  • ai evaluation
  • llm evaluation
  • AI training
  • data annotation
  • Attention to detail
  • python
  • translation
  • technical writing
  • trainer feedback
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 1,639 live roles advertised at $25+/hr or more, grouped into 1,461 role families. Of the 1,639 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $75/hr. The middle 50% sits between $50 and $100/hr, and the full posted range is $25 to $350/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are micro1 (565), Mercor (332), AfterQuery (268), SME Careers (215). The skills that appear most often are english, ai evaluation, python, llm evaluation, ai training. 97% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 643 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 542 do not state it. 454 listings are marked worldwide. Missing eligibility is treated as unknown, not as worldwide.

Figures were computed from the live job feed on November 15, 2026. Counts and pay move as listings are added or closed. NearSkill does not estimate missing pay, and non-USD rates are excluded from the USD medians rather than converted.

Questions, answered

How many roles are live paying $25+/hr or more?

1,639 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 1,461 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$75/hr from 1,639 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $50 to $100/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

micro1 leads with 565 listings, followed by Mercor (332), AfterQuery (268), SME Careers (215).

Are these roles remote?

97% of this set is remote. Remote describes the work arrangement; it does not guarantee that the employer accepts applicants from every country.

How is country eligibility determined?

Eligibility comes from the listing's country field when it is present, or from explicit eligibility language in the description. 542 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.

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